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Grosso - Francesco I Sforza
| Issuer | Milan, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1450-1466 |
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| Value | 1 Grosso (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse lettering | fr` • Sf • DVX • MLi • aC • iaNVe • D • 3 C • |
| Reverse description | Half bust of Saint Ambrose, patron saint of Milan, facing the viewer, depicted in episcopal vestments with a rosette ornament on his chest. The saint holds a crozier in his right hand and a scourge (whip) in his left, the latter being a traditional attribute identifying him as defender of the Milanese church. The figure is rendered in a stylized late-Gothic manner characteristic of Milanese coinage of the mid-fifteenth century. A circular legend in uncial script naming the saint and the city of Milan encircles the bust within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | ND (1450-1466) - Broom on top of obverse legend - ND (1450-1466) - Cross on top of obverse legend - |
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